Two charged with stealing copper from Hingham school

Two men were arrested in the woods behind Hingham Middle School on Sunday morning after police said one of them was spotted pushing a shopping cart loaded with stolen copper pieces through a new school building still under construction.

By Neal Simpson

The Enterprise, Brockton, MA

By Neal Simpson

Posted Aug. 6, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Aug 6, 2013 at 6:06 AM

By Neal Simpson

Posted Aug. 6, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Aug 6, 2013 at 6:06 AM

HINGHAM

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Two men were arrested in the woods behind Hingham Middle School on Sunday morning after police said one of them was spotted pushing a shopping cart loaded with stolen copper pieces through a new school building still under construction.

Wayne Bailey, 36, of 6 Black Cat Road, Plymouth, and Marc Panaro, 37, of 523 Washington St., B7, Pembroke, were charged with breaking and entering during the day, possession of burglarious tools, trespassing, resisting arrest, larceny of more than $250 and malicious destruction of property worth more than $250. Bailey was also charged with possession of suboxone. Panaro was charged with subsequent-offense possession of heroin.

Police said one of the men was spotted pushing a cart through the school building around 7:20 a.m. by an officer who had noticed a hole in a construction fence and had gone onto the site to investigate. Police said the man disappeared from view inside the building, but the officer saw another man running into nearby woods.

Police set up a perimeter and began searching the area with police dogs. Police said officers who located Bailey in the woods used a stun gun to subdue him after he struggled while being handcuffed and reached toward his pants pocket, where police later found a knife.

Panaro was located in the woods and stopped by a police dog, police said. Officers found a substance believed to be heroin in Panaro’s pocket and in a car registered to him that was parked near the school, police said.

Police are investigating other reports of missing tools and equipment from the middle school construction site.